Hiking in Snowdon next week

cloudy · 20 Mar 2006 at 16:14

I remember cycling up snowdon a year or two back - what a chore!!!! I had to use that awful tourist track - It was a bet as to whether you could get net access at the top (me and my big mouth about the wonders of GPRS)

I did however manage to get a GPRS connection up top and spend about 10mins on MSN messenger before the screen froze up and became pretty much unusable - it was well into the negative up top

I did get some very confused looks when people arrived to find someone surfing the net on the summit stone with a bike

it was all made worth it by the cycle (read: uncontrollable 20 minute slide) back down

few piccies:

James

Basher · 20 Mar 2006 at 16:26

Captain Planet said:
Ooh no! Staying away from the rail track, Im a man! lol! Probably Pyg track and Watkin path. SOmething intrepid and awful at least!

You say your a man yet your taking the pyg track, take a proper route, crib goch is particularly fun in the winter

RoboCod · 20 Mar 2006 at 20:20

Basher said:
You say your a man yet your taking the pyg track, take a proper route, crib goch is particularly fun in the winter

Well its up in the air at the moment - I'll decide when I get there

Just been to Tesco's and stocked up on food and water. Practiced putting the tent up to make sure I hadn't forgotten how. Very excited now, almost as excited about my interview for the RAF in the morning! :eek:

As soon as I come out of that interview Im jumping straight in the car and shooting over to the Welsh land! If I cant camp on the side of a mountain in sub zero conditions then Im not fit for the Armed Forces I reckon

Wish me luck

RoboCod · 20 Mar 2006 at 20:22

cloudy said:
...SNIP...

Thats so geeky its cool!

The screen stopped working because it was too cold you say?

Phog · 20 Mar 2006 at 20:24

Captain Planet said:
Are you camping or stopping in Hostel? Id defintely recommend the Nant Francon valley and Llyn Idwal on your visit (google image search llyn idwal!) - beautiful area

Camping ofcourse! I'm going with my father and he's done all the routes on the range before. So he should show me a good time! (He's currently navigating more dangerous Norweigan mountains at the moment! Makes me incredibly jealous!)

LordSplodge · 20 Mar 2006 at 20:55

The Toughest - The Snowdon Horseshoe Crib Goch, Carnedd Ugain, Snowdon, Y Lliwedd and Gallt y Wenallt

Warning :Crib Goch should not be attempted in poor conditions. It is a serious climb in winter, and is dangerous in strong winds.

The Snowdon Horseshoe is one of, if not the best ridge walk in the country

You a man? Take this route in trainers!

ANDARIAL · 20 Mar 2006 at 21:03

http://www.mountainbothies.org.uk/
if you are after somewhere to stay in the wilds find a bothy near to your route or plan your route to end near a bothy
most have dowling/pot belly stoves and are clean but basic,fine for an overnight stay out of the cold

Treefrog · 20 Mar 2006 at 22:29

LordSplodge said:
You a man?

Yep.

LordSplodge said:
Take this route in trainers!

Nope.

LordSplodge · 20 Mar 2006 at 22:31

Treefrog said:
Yep.

I once climbed Thorpe Cloud near Ashbourne, Derbyshire in my posh work shoes once. Not good, hurt my ankles on the way down. :eek:

Basher · 21 Mar 2006 at 08:39

LordSplodge said:
I once climbed Thorpe Cloud near Ashbourne, Derbyshire in my posh work shoes once. Not good, hurt my ankles on the way down.

Thorpe Cloud isn't a mountain, hardly even a hill, more of a bump

LordSplodge · 21 Mar 2006 at 08:42

Basher said:
Thorpe Cloud isn't a mountain, hardly even a hill, more of a bump

Yeah, but it is one of my favorites! And even if it is a "bump" it still isn't clever to climb it in work shoes!

cloudy · 21 Mar 2006 at 09:14

Captain Planet said:
Thats so geeky its cool! The screen stopped working because it was too cold you say?

TFT's become sluggish in low temps, it was still usable however - unill the screen face iced over

James

Basher · 21 Mar 2006 at 09:16

cloudy said:
TFT's become sluggish in low temps, it was still usable however - unill the screen face iced over

James

That sounds like an interesting RMA job

Treefrog · 21 Mar 2006 at 15:07

LordSplodge said:
Yeah, but it is one of my favorites! And even if it is a "bump" it still isn't clever to climb it in work shoes!

And the 45 degree slope and wiry slippy grass doesn't make it any easier.

RoboCod · 24 Mar 2006 at 14:27

Hi,

got back today, was amazing... and COLD!!!

A few pics too:

Day 1 we went over the Glyders and managed three peaks;Tryfan, Glyder fach and Glyder Fawr, all just under 1km high.

Amazing view looking down off tryfan!

Glyder Fach (994m). Nearly at the top of here we veered off the track to climb some vertical ice. I had a precarious moment here where I lost my footing and slid about 5metres down before being able to dig in and save my ass. Christ I panicked a bit then.

My life savers:

This is how cold it was:

RoboCod · 24 Mar 2006 at 14:27

Day 2, after a nice well deserved sleep in the tent we got up early to conquer Snowdon.

Even colder today and the climb up Snowdon, depending on the route, isn't easy. We didnt take Crib GOch, far too dangerous over th rocky ridge there!

We packed lightly to make it easier for us, this meant minimal food. The only warm food we brought was soup. After taking 15mins to find a sheltered area and cook it (which seems an eternal age when you're freezing stood still) my mate decides to spill the lot! What a waste of time. I saw the funny side and LOL'd rather a lot. Howard didnt see the funny side so much:

I dont like the wind on me face:

CChrisca · 24 Mar 2006 at 15:16

Always more fun sitting in a nice warm room looking at these type of pics

Glad you enjoyed it and came back safe and sound - some fantastic views there

beh · 24 Mar 2006 at 15:19

Wow, looks great. Good photos

RoboCod · 24 Mar 2006 at 18:11

CChrisca said:
Always more fun sitting in a nice warm room looking at these type of pics

It was nice to come back home and get in a nice hot bath but thats half of enjoying an exerting trip away isn't it

Phog · 24 Mar 2006 at 19:40

Looks very chilly there! It should be good fun although i've never walked in bad conditions so i'm hoping the wind will hold off for a bit.